Every morning when I wake up I find a neatly wrapped gift lying on my
chest. Now I have to admit that in my past I always pushed this gift
aside without even looking at it. I was too rushed and determined to get
things done to even consider opening it. I was working, pushing, and
trying so hard to make my life work out with so little progress at the
end of each day. I trudged through all of my pains, challenges and
difficulties while things went from bad to worse. I kept crawling
through my life until I was too exhausted to go on. Then one morning I
finally noticed that beautiful gift lying there and opened it for the
first time.
These days when I open my eyes and see the gift
waiting for me, I smile. I carefully and happily tear off the paper and
open the box. I take out the gift and hold it in my arms. I give thanks
for it and bring it with me wherever I go all through the day. This gift
makes my life so much better. I meet people with a smiling face and a
loving heart. I laugh easily, sing often, and feel my spirit dancing
even when my feet don't. I face life's struggles, challenges,
difficulties, and pains with hope, determination, optimism, and joy. I
know that whatever I must face and whatever I must do that this glorious
gift will carry me through.
This gift is Grace. It is the
unconditional love of God. It is the unmerited help of our Heavenly
Father in all we do. Grace is waiting for us each and every morning of
our lives. It is waiting to make a home in our hearts and minds. It is
waiting for us to share it with the world.
Grace is there ready
to help us live our live with love every single day.
What are you
going to do when you wake up tomorrow morning? Are you going to shove
this gift aside and struggle to make it on your own? Or are you going to
thank God for this precious gift, take it in your hands, and place it
joyfully into your soul?
Joseph J. Mazzella
joemazzella@PROTECTED
A Morning Gift
Today's Bible Verse:
"By the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me
was not without effect." (1 Cor 15:10)
A Morning Gift
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